NEVER FORGET WHAT YOU CAME FROM
I must confess that I listen in silent amusement whenever
I hear people bragging about personal achievements with little regard or remembrance
of those who sacrificially forged their foundations and their formation.
Thank God, not everyone is like that.
It calls to mind the story of young Richard Sears, who
was a railroad agent in Redwood, Minnesota.
He came upon the novel idea of ordering
watches directly from the manufacturer, then reshipping them to agents who in
turn sold them to local people. Sears
launched a national mail-order company, and later teamed up with Alvah
Roebuck. The rest is history:
Sears & Roebuck.
By 1894, this successful store had a huge 300-page
catalog. In fact, business was rolling
in so fast that Sears simply burned excess order forms when he fell too far
behind! Wow! But soon he employed a brilliant businessman
named Julius Rosenwald to organize the chaos.
Rosenwald initiated many changes and innovations that cause company sales
to zoom skyward. By 1908, Sears was out
of the corporate picture, but even though Rosenwald was personally responsible
for the massive overhaul of the business, he was wise enough to preserve the
best of the past – the book – the
classic Sears catalog which has earned a permanent place in American marketing
folklore.
My friends, we must never forget to cherish and
celebrate our roots.
Sisters and brothers, be continually blessed, and
please (above all else) MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY TO MEET OUR SOON COMING KING.
Maranatha!
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